Liquid-flow-regulating valve



Feb. 9 1926. y 1,572,469

M. DE LIN LIQUID FLOW REGULATING VALVE Filed Sept. 28, 1925 ,20 Nystrom, Serial Patentedv Feb. 9, 1926.

MARTIN DE LIN, HOLLAND, MICHIGA i PAN'Y, 'OF' HOLLAND, MICHIGAN,

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minnaar" con@ A conrona'rron or mrcnreaitfy 'LIeUID-FLQWTEGULATING VALVE;v

Application legi .September ,To all whom lz'tfmag/ concern.'

Be it known that I, MARTIN DE LIN, a citi en of the Unit ed States of America, re. si ng at Holland, in the county of Ottawa and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liq` uid-Flow-Regulating Valvesand I do 4hereby declare the following vto be afull, clear, and exact description 'of the invention, such aswill enable :others skilled in ythe vart tol which it appertai-ns to make and use thesame. j This inventionlrelates to water regulating 'I valves and is particularly concerned with a valve by means of which the flow of Water from a main Water supply to a 'furnace humidier may properlyV regulated. In

furnace humidifiers of the-type shown in the pending application'for patent'. ofOsca-r; -Pi- Number 727,136, filed July 21, 199,4,.the1water is continuouslyv supplied tothe humidifier. from a' source of Water supply, and-it is evidenttha't thevsupplyiof continuously iiowjng Water must be -regulatedso that there shalll not on1y-be=sufii cient Water for humidfyingpurpos'es, but tha at times, this regular supply may-.b e, increased or diminished; .and during the regular operation of the humidier, the passage of- Water must be substantially constant. Tater supplied to furnaces in-most instances, may contain sediment Y or fmay, -when warmed, deposit scale or sediment, and it is necessary that this deposit shall jnot interfere with the proper. passage of the Water t0the humidifier apparatus, and in ofY sediment, or scale,v

case ofj the collectionY l vit must be easilyv removed. v Y My invention has for itsjprimary object and purpose, the production of a regulating valve, simplevjin construction andinexpenssivel to manufacture, .which has the 'abovex7 describedqualities, andl one which is durabiey and eiiicient inservicev I A For an understanding of the invention,

reference` maybev hadto the'folloyving de` scription,. taken in.` connection {Wi-'th Ethe, ac-IL companying drawing,fvin|whi`ch`, I" j 1 Fig. 1` 's: a f longitudinal section jtaken cen-v trally;throughthe regulatingvalv'e, lthe parts.. being' djusted to permit free flow offwater, f .I t'. isfisfa-likelviwf ^`thepal'tsibeing Y j usted for alli-mited- ,oftl-eia-'wia te1 '.y j Like reference characters refer to-1ike an outer enlargement 4a when the plug is fully `in vof the neck y5 of the plug .turn freely on the y'stem 13, th

de'rstoiod'ithat theffinven neck o-f thej plugA is,securedbe ingL 28,' 1925.' serial No. 58,998.

parts in the different-figures of the drawiig. In the. construction of the valve, a tu lar sleeve 1 is used, being interiorlyithreaded L at one :endgasindicatedat 2, and also'finl teri'orly threaded at the opposite fend, as 60 shown at Into the threaded end2 the sleeve a-.plug 4 is inserted, the samehavin'g making a shoulder which comes'against the Aend-of thesleevexserted.' The inner is reduced' in size and formed into a projeotlng neck 5 and thev outer end of-said plugl is formed with an exteriorly threaded extension 6fto which connectionv may be made withany suitable pipey for car-l rying Waterfro'ma Water mainor other source offwater supply. Acentral longitudinalopeningl or` passage 7'; is'y made axially through the=plug and the innerendpf the `neck 5 f isfformed, preferably 'withatai pered or,dished.recess"8,fas shown. I r l InA the-oppositelthreaded end 3' Vof,v the sleeve, l.an adjusting member 9 isV -threaded, the same being formed at its outer end with an enlargement '10 for readyl operation of the O30 adjusting memberffinf'orvoutof the sleeve;` Within, the sleeve'-z and abutting VAat 1 one a lend endof the plug against theinnerxendfof fthe' member 9 lis a cylindricalhousing` 11 formed with a'v cy-S lindrical yopeningl or' recess12 having a di'- 85 arneter somewhatarger 4than the diameter 1 stem.A 13 isy formed integral,with and extends from the' outer vend ofthe housing 11, passingfreely throughfand' axially of the adjusting member 9,iits 'outer` end `*being equi ped with a. nut 14 which holds" the parts together.` Itl is designed that-` the adjusting member may e v*nut lll-not.l being drawn tightenough to bind the house` ing and adjusting member tightly" together soV as to cause the housing to rotate when the adjusting lmember is turned. Withinfthe -v opening onrecessf12 'porous Lfibrous material v 15 *is placetir Inl practicethisvmateria'lffis t 100 flax fibre, the best tha Ig'have foundfatfth Atimev forl the 'purposie'but "itfisinotgtobeu 5 tion is gliinited in?4 L useto the?one;-kindrfzdibrsmaterial` ,A -Betweenvthe endsof' the? :sleeve 1i and fata: 105 its fllde' 'Side at 'a' point v@under:theradiiced"= 'ai nipple .lvlvinf ja lonf:

centrally ,the'iffet v rough I: y `uredii'i placefin-ainyfsu-itir able manner,r This nipple serves to conduct 110 aif:udinal:` -openin water downwardly, the same dropping from the lower end of the nipple to the humidifier apparatus.

With the constructiondescribed, the adjusting member may be operated inwardly' so as to bring the. fibrous material at 15 against the dished end of the neck with a'compretsion of the material. The neck freely entersthe opening 12 and there are spaces left around the neck so that any water` seeping through the fibrous material may f fiow to the nipple 16 and pass therethrough. vThe amount of the fiow will depend upon the compression of the material 15, the hardar it vis compressed, .the less the rate of housing 11 and the material 15 therein outwardly away from the end of the neck 5, whereupon the full and free flow ofthe water will serve to flush said sediment-from the fibrousnuateriahy If aty any time the material becomes reduced in'effectiveness, it is very easily replaced on removal of theadjusting member, and it is also evident that any stoppareof the passage 7 because of sediment deposits therein can be very easily corrected by removing the adjusting member and connected housing Jmember placing the passage 7 in ready position for the en trance of a wire or other tool to open the passage. At times, it is desirable to pass the water in considerable amounts to the humidifier aswhenthe same may have be-V come dry and this is easily accomplished by moving the adjusting member outwardly to the position substantially-that shown in Fig.

1, returning theadjusting mdnber to the position shown in Fig. 2'after the required.

amount of water has been passed. At different timesrof the year and with the fire in the furnace at different intensities, the passage of water to the humidifier needs to be varied and this is 'very easily accomplished. j.

One feature of my invention which is of particular value is contained in the fibrous material that is located-'within the and pressed against by the stem' 5. T is material may be compressed to a greater or less degree and absorbs water in many ways similar to a spon e y When the same is saturated the excess ins-out through the clearance spacel between" said lpart 11 and the steigt.' `The v more the like material. is compressed the less the' flow and art 11 the fiow of liquid can be. regulated to substantial exactness with this construction.

lVhile I have described this device as having particular utility in lconnection with furnace humidifiers it is not to be considered that the invention is restricted in any way to the one place of use. There are many other places where a regulation of the fiow of a liquid is desirable and in which the device of my invention is of great utility. The construction^ shown and described is simple to manufacture, all parts .thereof beirg readily manufacturedin quantity on an automatic screw machine. The invention is defined in lthe appended claims and is to be considered as comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope and in-no sense restricted lto any one particular character of use or limited in any way as to use or structure other than as required by said claims.

I claim:

1. A liquid fiow regulating valve com ris` .ing a sleeve, a plug closing one end o lthe sleeve, said plug having a longitudinal passage" therethrough and formed at its inner end with an inwardly projecting neck of. reduced size, an adjusting member adjustably mounted in the o posite end of the sleeve and movahlebacir)V and forth therein, a housing member substantially cup-shaped located at the inner end of the adjusting member, means connecting the housing member to the adjusting member to move longitudinally therewith, said housing member at its inner end being formed with an to one end of the sleeve, said plug having a longitudinal passage therethrough and formed at its inner end portion `with an inwardlyextending neck of reduced diameter, an adjusting member threaded into the opposite end of the sleeve having a longitudinal opening therethrough, a'cup-sha ed housing located at the inner end of t e adjusting member having j an opening or recess formed at its inner' end in alinementwith the said neck and larger in diameterthan the diameter of said neck, a, reduced Lstem.

extending from said housing through the e outer end o -said stem securing the housing and adjusting` member together, compressible and expsnsible porous material located in the opening in said housing,

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opening inthe ad'usting member, means at t and an outlet nipple connected to the sleeve at its lowera side and under said neck.

3. lA liquid flow regulating valve, comprising an4 elongated sleeve, means closing .one end of the sleeve having a passage;

therethrough for thepassage of liquid into the sleeve, means adjustably mounted in the opposite end of the sleeve for movements lengthwise of the sleeve, a member connected with the last namedl means' vmovable lengthwise of the sleeve .with said means, said .member carrying a mass of porous expansible and compressible material adapted to be brought against the first means and compressed between said means and said vmember, and an outlet to the sleeve at a point between its ends for the escape of liquid passing through said materiali?? 4. In a device of the character described,

La sleeve, means for closing one end 'of the inner end of said first means, and an outlet to the sleeve between its ends for the escape of liquid passed through said fibrous body.

In testimony; whereof I affix my signature: MARTIN DE LIN. 

